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1991 term · Rehnquist Court · 5-4

Mary Gade, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. National Solid Wastes Management Association

505 U.S. 88 · 112 S. Ct. 2374 · 1992 U.S. LEXIS 3686

The record

Term
1991
Decided
Issue area
Economic Activity
Vote split
5-4
Winning party
Respondent
Decision direction
Conservative
Chief Justice
Rehnquist Court
Disposition
Affirmed
Docket
90-1676
U.S. Reports
505 U.S. 88
S. Ct. citation
112 S. Ct. 2374
LEXIS citation
1992 U.S. LEXIS 3686

How the bench divided

M 4 majorityC 1 concurringD 4 dissenting

How each justice voted in Mary Gade, Director, Illinois Environmental Protection Agency v. National Solid Wastes Management Association.
JusticeVote
Byron WhiteMajority
William RehnquistMajority
Sandra Day O'ConnorMajority
Antonin ScaliaMajority
Anthony KennedyRegular concurrence
Harry BlackmunDissent
John Paul StevensDissent
David SouterDissent
Clarence ThomasDissent

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